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Nieto on pole for 250GP

08 July 2003

Fonsi Nieto will be starting Sunday’s 250cc British GP in pole position after setting the fastest time in the qualifying sessions at MCN Donington Park. Manuel Poggiali was the fastest rider in...

Sete Gibernau has set the fastest time in an eventful warm up session for this afternoons British GP at MCN Donington Park, while huge crowds pour in to the circuit to catch all the action. Gibernau...

The future’s bright…

01 July 2003

The future’s bright, the future’s orange brolly babes.

Wet paint Crisis hits Rockingham

01 July 2003

Today’s practice and first qualifying session for round seven of the British Superbike championship was spent watching paint dry after organisers decided to re-paint the lines on the track this...

Kagayama to replace Roberts for British GP

01 July 2003

Yukio Kagayama will be on a high this week as it’s been announced he will replace the injured Kenny Roberts Jr for the British MotoGP round this weekend. The news was revealed the day after the...

She’s up to something…

01 July 2003

That smile suggests she’s up to something, we just don’t know what…

Kagayama does Rockingham double

01 July 2003

Yukio Kagayama took his first British Superbike victory in race one at Rockingham today, and then followed it up with his second win in race two. Grid positions for both races were based on current...

Curly or straight?

01 July 2003

Curly or straight, the choice is yours…

WCM will race at Donington

01 July 2003

The WCM team will race at this weekend’s British GP, albeit on 500cc two-stroke Yamahas. Brit Chris Burns and Spaniard David de Gea will ride the bikes, one of which took Niall Mackenzie to third...

A work of art

01 July 2003

She’s a work of art… and the scribbling all over her top isn’t bad either…

Woman to ride up Everest

01 July 2003

You may have had fun tackling some Alpine twisties on a continental tour but motocross rider Annie Seel is going one better. She will attempt to set an official record for the highest ever motorbike...

Praying to the race god

01 July 2003

It might look strange, but praying to the race god can help. Lord only knows why the brolly babe is doing it too.

Rockingham cleared for practice

01 July 2003

There are still no bikes out on track at Rockingham since the cancellation of the first practice and qualifying sessions for round seven of the British Superbike championship. Organisers are hopeful...

Everts closes gap on title leads

01 July 2003

Stefan Everts wins in both the 125cc and Motocross GP races at Uddevalla in Sweden on Sunday mean he is now closing on both titles. The Yamaha rider is the most successful motocross rider of all time,...

Final WCM appeal rejected

24 June 2003

The Harris WCM team’s attempt to race in MotoGP has been scuppered once and for all after its final appeal was rejected by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) yesterday, June 26. Team Boss Peter...

Rossi ups the pace

24 June 2003

Valentino Rossi has continued to improve his times in the second free practice session at the Dutch round of the MotoGP world championship, in Assen. At the end of the session Rossi was riding nearly...

On-grid dental health checks

24 June 2003

There’s no accepting the dental checks as they take place on the grid before a race. Even brolly babes are included.

Rossi top by half-a-second

24 June 2003

Valentino Rossi went straight to the top of free practice times today, posting a time half-a-second clear of Max Biaggi, his nearest rival. Rossi completed 21 laps, with a best time of 2:01.404, with...

Red Bull parts company with Emmett

24 June 2003

Sean Emmett has been released by the Renegade Ducati team. And this time his departure will be permanent. Emmett was sacked and then reinstated at the Brands Hatch British Superbikes round on June 22.

Capirossi on pole for Assen GP

24 June 2003

Loris Capirossi has taken pole position for the Dutch MotoGP race on Saturday with a 1:59.770 lap, moving him ahead of countrymen Max Biaggi and Valentino Rossi. Throughout practice and qualifying the...

Are you sitting comfortably?

24 June 2003

Are you sitting comfortably? She certainly is…

Zongshen 1 wins 12-hour night race

24 June 2003

Zongshen No. 1 has won the fourth round of the World Endurance championship at Albacette in Spain. The 12-hour night race was beset by numerous crashes during the first qualifying sessions as riders...

Corona’s Angels

24 June 2003

Corona’s Angels aren’t quite so good at fighting crime, but they do look rather nice

All together now

24 June 2003

The quintuplets were inseparable.

Gibernau takes third win

24 June 2003

Sete Gibernau has taken his third MotoGP win this season at the third round of the world championship in Assen. The race was delayed by rain and the standing water made visibility difficult when it...

She’s got a healthy glow

24 June 2003

All that time in the sunshine on the grid has given her a healthy glow…

Assen first qualifying

24 June 2003

Three Italians head the MotoGP first qualifying time sheets, with Valentino Rossi, Max Biaggi and Lori Capirossi all posting two-minute laps. The trio are covered by just 0.2 seconds from Rossi in...

How come she gets glasses?

24 June 2003

A bit of sunglasses envy threatened to tear the pair apart.

James Doherty, Lydden Hill, June 7-8

17 June 2003

Bike: Honda CBR600FS-1, Class: Supersport 600, Club: Bemsee, Contributor: Hamish Scadding This weekend June 7-8 was another weekend for James Doherty competing in the King of Clubs Bemsee Supersport 600 at Lydden Hill. In early races James struggled to get the best performance out of the bike, the stock CBR600FS-1 was victim of more powerful machinery on Lydden’s tight corners. The corners often...

That isn’t Ukawa?

17 June 2003

That’s not Tohru Ukawa normally looks in photographs….

Sam And Alex Lowes, Cadwell Park, June 15

17 June 2003

Lincoln identical twin racers Sam and Alex Lowes, aged 12, were in race action at Cadwell at the weekend with Sam netting a double win in the Aprilia Superteen championship races with brother Alex close behind securing a fourth and fifth place finish after suffering mechanical problems with his bike. Both boys who are first year students of the ACU Race Academy took in the Bemsee Nationwide...

Tickets still available for Mondello Park

17 June 2003

Despite rumours to the contrary, tickets are still available for the British Superbike rounds 15 and 16 at Mondello Park in Ireland on July 18-20. ” The only sell out so far is the main straight...

Thomas Hayward, Lydden Hill, June 7-8

17 June 2003

Thomas Hayward aged 20, from Skellingthorpe returned from the long trip down to Lydden Hill with a second and third place in the bag from Saturday’s two races in the Bemsee King of Clubs Championship but the weekend was marred by a major crash on Sunday in the opening 125cc race which left Hayward uninjured but unable to net any further points towards the title chase where he remains in second...

Pete Fishwick, Lydden Hill, Jun7-8

17 June 2003

Since Brands Hatch its been a busy old time – Everyone who watched at Brands said I looked like I lacked power from the front running guys and the ones I was immediately dicing with. This was something I needed to address – as everyone knows the bike just hasn’t felt like its performed right since the rebuild. So it was decided with the trip to Dynotech the Tuesday after the meeting I had to...

Peter Hickman, Cadwell Park, June 15

17 June 2003

Young Willoughby racer Peter Hickman aged 16, fell victim to the tight hairpin at Cadwell Park on Sunday but overcame his problems to secure an 11th place finish to his MRO Supersport 400 race and retain a top ten position in the overall standings. Peter, who races for the Hawk Kawasaki team and is a first year student of the ACU Race Academy, knew he would not be up with the leaders this time out...

On-bike commentary?

17 June 2003

To top on-bike cameras, the Beeb went even further with Suzi Perry commentating from Neil Hodgson’s bike